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United States Patent | 5,255,906 |
Ballard ,   et al. | October 26, 1993 |
A document registration apparatus for use in a document inserting station or a document queuing station is provided. The apparatus includes a document registration unit having a plurality of laterally-spaced registration stops for stopping motion of a document and registering a particular edge of a document to a particular direction in the apparatus. The registration unit also includes at least one non driver urge roller for moving the registered document away from the apparatus for further processing. The document registration apparatus also includes a jam access hinge for providing access to a jammed document.
Inventors: | Ballard; Michael D. (Sandy Hook, CT); Graveson; Sandra (Waterbury, CT); Marzullo; Joseph H. (Brookfield, CT); Mrozinski; Curtis (Newtown, CT) |
Assignee: | Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
Appl. No.: | 808863 |
Filed: | December 17, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 271/246; 414/789 |
Intern'l Class: | B65H 009/04 |
Field of Search: | 271/245,246 414/789 198/463.4,434 |
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